He won 59,000 votes on the party's ballot line, which was more than his margin of victory over Mark Green.

That is when he decided to set up his own ballot line, as he has in the past.

Designating it a "national party" would open the door to any group to have a presidential ballot line, they said.

Also, the two Council races were nonpartisan and candidates could not run on the ballot line of established political parties.

The requirements for gaining a ballot line vary widely by state and can be daunting.

"I find that people are enthusiastic about a woman with three ballot lines."

Candidates in this race are not permitted to run under established party names and must come up with ballot lines of their own.

Committees from political parties that have ballot lines select candidates for the special election.

The cards list the names and ballot lines of the particular candidate who had them printed.

On still another front, he is pushing for an additional ballot line by trying to create yet another political party in the state.